New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Teaspoon

Manufacturer William Mitchell, Jr.

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1840

MediumSilver

DimensionsOverall: 6 in. (15.2 cm)

InscribedStamped in a rectangle on the back of handle: "W.MITCHELL".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number88.47

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DescriptionFiddle-shaped handle with backward bent and slight mid-rib on underside. Rounded shoulders and oval drop. Oval pointed bowl.

Published ReferencesGeorge Barton Cutten, THE SILVERSMITHS OF VIRGINIA TOGETHER WITH WATCHMAKERS AND JEWELERS FROM 1694 TO 1850, (The Deitz Press, Inc.: Richmond, VA, 1952), p. 150.